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Turner said he has high hopes for Johnson. The hype train keeps on picking up steam. Johnson is the clear favorite to be Teddy Bridgewater's starting X receiver in Turner's downfield passing attack. The Vikings averaged 24.0 points per game in six games with Johnson in the starting lineup down the stretch last season. If he and Bridgewater take another step forward, and the Vikings can get something out of Cordarrelle Patterson in addition to the return of Adrian Peterson, Minnesota could be dangerous in 2015. Johnson has WR2 upside as a 26-year-old. Feb 18 - 12:39 PM

The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports ex-Browns OC Kyle Shanahan was "dismayed" when the team waived WR Charles Johnson in August.

Johnson's release was apparently part of the disconnect between Shanahan and the Browns' front office. Johnson was signed by the Vikings in September, eventually emerging as a starter and impact player. Vikings OC Norv Turner recently said Johnson was one of the reasons the team's offense was so much more potent down the stretch. Johnson has WR2 upside for 2015. Jan 8 - 6:31 PM

Johnson replaced Cordarrelle Patterson as the primary "X" in Week 12. In the six games from that point forward, the Vikings averaged 24.0 points per game with Johnson going 19-328-2. "It created some differences in how people defended us. I think we became a much more efficient offensive football team and put ourselves in position to win games," Turner said. Johnson will have a major up arrow next to his name in 2015 as he'll be in his second year with Norv, another year removed from his ACL tear and another year into Teddy Bridgewater's progression. Patterson will have to beat Johnson out for snaps, not the other way around. Jan 6 - 12:29 PM

Charles Johnson will train with Brandon Marshall in Florida this offseason.

Following the Vikings-Bears game in November, Marshall came up to Johnson and called him "a baller." Marshall and Teddy Bridgewater worked out together in Florida last offseason, and Marshall told Bridgewater to invite Johnson this time around. Learning from one of the game's best in Marshall can do nothing but help Johnson. He'll be a popular "sleeper" pick next summer. Tue, Dec 30, 2014 11:18:00 AM